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Old English · verb

ecgan

Normalised eċġan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈej.jɑn/
[ˈed.d͡ʒɑn]
Syllables
ˈej · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
sharpenharrow

Meaning

  1. to sharpen; to give an edge

  2. to harrow

Conjugation

Conjugation of ecgan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular eċġeeġde
2nd singular eġsteġdest
3rd singular eġþeġde
Plural eċġaþeġdon
Subjunctive
Singular eċġeeġde
Plural eċġeneġden
Non-finite forms of ecgan
Form
Infinitive eċġan
Inflected infinitive eċġenne
Imperative singular eġe
Imperative plural eċġaþ
Present participle eċġende
Past participle eċġedġeeċġed

All forms (15)

Etymology

From eċġ (“edge”) + -an (infinitive suffix)

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